Attachment for tire-treads.



I T; A. rox. r ATTACHMENT 170B TIRE Twins.

APPLICATION Hmm ooT. 9,1908.

` `Paiietfaed Mar. 23,1909.

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` 4 y"Elf Al .l l ATMOHMBNT 011 TIRE TBEADS 'APPLIQATION ULEB ooTLQ,190.

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v Patented Manga, 1909..

L1-A. FOX.` v' ATTACHMENT POR TIRE TREADS.

`1 APPLIGATION FILED OTOT. 9, 190.8.

v MZ/zalman forms of links used. Fig. 6 shows a modi- To alljchomit may concern: wlie it knowntl1atI,-FnANK A. FOX, a citizen of the '.United States, residino in NewYorkcity, in Ithe county of New -iiork andtote of New York, have invented co1'-l tain Iriewv` and .useful Improvementsin Attachments for= Tire-TreadS, of which the following isaspecification.-``I

g. This invention relates. to an anti-skid device for tires especiallywhen formed of slippageiof the wheelin the directionof the movement of thef'vehicle, and which also as" means' foneiiectually preventing side skidding of the cani g p A'In the accompaning Idrawings re .ng'embodiments lo' rny invention, .shows a'- fraginentaryportion of the evice. Figs, 2,#3, 4 and 5 showblanks for lseveral resentN iiedforinbof" deyic'z'e.` Fig'. 7 isfa transverse section' through a'tire with t'fe device attiiohed'. Figs." Sand 9 show inplan and. elevation fatta-ching links betwjen the cross members and the lside chains.` `Fig. 10 sjliows one of the links" forming the cross chains and alsolon itudinal chains. Figill show'sagmodified ink havingtwo eye or- Y.3o tions. Fig.y 12;.shows another form` of ink'V haying four. hook ortions. Fig. 13 shows notheriormoi/lin having one eye portion and' three hook portions. Fig. 14'` is a' section -on' the line lll-14 indicated in Fig. 6. Fig. 15 is a' section through a portion of the longitudinal chain. Fig.; 16 is a section through the link indicated in Fig.' 1l. Fig. 17 -is a section 'of the link shown in Fig. 12; and Fig. 18 is a section ofthe link indicated in Fig. "13.

number of independent or se arated cross chains or members formed ofy inks that are side, that is engaged by the tongue portionv l-of ran adjacentr ink, as shown in Figs. 1, 6

.' vportion 22 bent over substantially parallel The present mvnention is composed of a' preferably similar to those forming subject The link is.- provided with a, tread t L"issIc'NoR To FOX 7 'il'Seoifloetlonol Letters :Estonie y application mea amsn' 9,1m. ,sono stootte.

riurel denoted by This li intentes Maron 23, isos.

down to engage the base and support the tread ortion, and the end portion is' pro; tected y an np-turned .piece '23. rA series of thesefmemboI-IS extend'across the tread at different places between the side membes 25 and `26 that may be any suitable link chain, the ends being reinovabl connected by hooks 27 and. 2S 11i the Sua manner for 1 attachment Vand' removal of the device. The longitudinal tread chain denoted gellerally by His preferahlf formed in precisely the same manner'. ot ythe interseotiii' l1nk,thatis commento both the longitudine member and the 4side. members respectively,

'is differently constructed whereby it can be readily' connected with these .same links without alteration thereof.

ln 'the shown in Fig.. 1, the link shown in Fi 13 is employed which link is v I has. he ullolhgol portion() on-onc'side and', the eye portion L31 .on the other side and fis Ithereby oohneoted with the links o. of the longitudinal chain 'as shown in Fig, l. Butthislink b basa hook portion extended across' the intermediate portion to form the tread portion and then bent downward to engage the base. AOlathe oppositoside is av hook portion 33. These two opposite hook portions engage the eye portions 2l of the linka, that are 'in reverso position on op' oslte sides of thelongitudinal member, as s own in Fig. 1. With the exception of this intermediate'link that is commonjto both the cross chains and. the longitudinal chains, all the otherlinks are identical. The blank b for this link b is shown in Fig. v5.

In Ithe modification shown in Fig. 6 the 1ntermediate link c, shown separately in Fig. 12, is'formed with practically four hook portions, three of them 35, 36 and 37 being substantially identical, .while the hook portion 38 is extended acrossthe link substantially parallel with the base to form a' tread vportion whose extrenty is bont 'down to engage the base and support the tread portion.' The two similar hook portions 35 a1'1d337 connect with the adjacent links of the cross chains, While thehoo'k portions 3,6 and-34 connect with the eye portions of the transverse links. But this will cause the links of the longlturdi.- nal member on oppositesides of. thecross METALLic TIREBELT coMPnNYgoifn .te ooiirooerioitomtsw ron-lay. e 11.111wwwesisesseosi member to have reverse positions. This will f necessitate an intermediate link in the longito connect the reverse li'nks. This is accom- 4plis'hed by the Alink member d shown in Fig.`

tions 40 and 41 instead f the hook and eye engage the base, the said cross members :uid 50 longitudinal memberhaving comme" articulating links at the intersection comprising 20. englage'tlie road. jThe longitudinal member portions shown in 'the link o. 'This link d is vprovidedfwith the transverse tread portion 42, and the protecting lug 43 similar to the 1 inlinka.

. both of these forms of tread devices,- the end link of the side members' has a suitable connecting link with the side chain, such as a link e having an eye portion 44'engaged by the hooks '20'of thelinksa, and a hook'. ortremity bent' downward to engage the base,

tion 45 that engages the side chain 25 an 26. the intersecting link also having the hook -When the tire. engages the ground with this ortion on the side opposite the said tread chain attached, the tread portion willilatten hook portion engaging the eye portion of the lsomewhat asindicated Fig. .7, 'and pracadjacent cross member link, and means for 65 tically three links ofv the cross member will attachment to the wheel.

` 2. Tread attachment for tires comprising cross members, and a longitudinal member, the members bei formed of links liaving an eye portion and Isii eye portion of an adjacent link, the links being provided with a loop portion extending upward and across between the hook and eye portion with the extremity bent downward to engage the base, the said cross members 75 and longitudinal member having common articulating links at the intersection compris* in larticulating portions on two opposite sic es engaging the respective adjacent links, the intersecting link having a hook ortion 80 at one side engagingv the link of a said menibei, said latter hodk beingextended'across the link intermediate of said articulatingr hook and eye portions on two opposite sides engaging t e respective hook and eye portions of adjacent longitudinal links, the intersecting link a hook portion at one side engaging the lin of the cross member, said` latter hook being extendedacross the link intermediate of said h ookand eye portion to form a tread portion with the ex- 'wi also engage .the ground for a certain length according to the amount of Hat porv tion of tlie tire. The lon itudinal chain will always have a number o links on the road, yand willeectually prevent side skidding of the tire. It will be observedthat. the joints of the hooks and eyes are loose iitting so that a certain amount o'f side play is permitted." By thismeans aslight twist can be given by the chain that will increase its grip on the road. It will be further observed that the ltread portion on each of the links'is situated aboveandbeyond the hook ortion or the eye' portion ofthe .link upon w -ch the 'strain is received, and that this tread ortion can be worn thin or through before t e connecting hook and eye portion will be seveied or even portion to form a tread portion with the cxweakened7 thereby greatly lengthening the tremity bent downward to engage the base, S5 life ofthe tire. the intersecting link also having the hook Having thus described my invention, I portion on the side opposite the said tread claim:` V look portion engaging the eye portion of an 1. Tread attachment for tires comprising adjacent link of one of said members, and cross members, and a longitudinal member, means for attachment. to a wheel. the members being formed of links having an FRANK A. FOX. `eye portion `and a hook lportion engaging the eye portion of an adjacent link, the hnks being provided with a loop portion extending Witnessesz FRED. J. DOLE, WILLIAM H. REID.

ook portion engaging the 

